ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -An allusion is when an author or poet makes an indirect reference to some idea, figure, other text, place, or event that originates from outside the text.

Detailed explanation-2: -An allusion is a literary device writers use to develop characters, frame storylines, and help create associations with well-known works. As figures of speech, allusions can reference anything from Victorian fairy tales to popular culture and from the Bible to the Bard.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sample Sentence:The plush hotel was like the Garden of Eden. Bible Reference: Genesis 3:1-7-Tempted by the serpent, Eve took fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and ate it and then gave it to Adam. After they ate of the forbidden fruit, God cast them out of the Garden of Eden.

Detailed explanation-4: -allusion, in literature, an implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another text. Most allusions are based on the assumption that there is a body of knowledge that is shared by the author and the reader and that therefore the reader will understand the author’s referent.

Detailed explanation-5: -Historical – An allusion to a historical event or period. Mythological – An allusion to a mythological figure or story. Literary – An allusion to a literary text or figure. Religious – An allusion to a religious text, story, or figure.